Fundamental Security Concepts

In  an ever-evolving world of technology, security and data privacy are of paramount importance. This chapter will address some of the basic concepts of IT infrastructure security. In order to secure a system, the key task is to identify and classify the information assets and define a security framework.

This chapter will cover what security means to network and system administrators. It will also explore how to build a secure network, incorporating the security principles defined in your framework. 

Let's get started with network infrastructure security. We will cover the following topics in this chapter:

  • Why security?
  • Building blocks of information security
  • Computer security
  • Network security
  • Internet security ...

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